That is because 768/768 is a business grade SDSL [routed] connection.  They
couldn't afford to give you the same type of service at residential rates.
If they did, who would buy the business grade lines?

Tom Veldhouse
veldy at veldy.net

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason Jorgensen" <jasonj at talkware.net>
To: <tclug-list at mn-linux.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 12:37 PM
Subject: Re: [TCLUG] DSL woes


> When onvoy dropped DSL I switched to speakeasy.net and to get the same
768k/768k
> the charge is $150 a month instead of $70 from onvoy. Both go through
Covad.
>
>
>
>
> Bob Tanner wrote:
>
> > Quoting Thomas T. Veldhouse (veldy at veldy.net):
> > > Yep --  I use Covad for my DSL and I work for PSINet.  I am heading
down a
> > > long slope to a bottomless pit.
> >
> > For all of you with the DSL woes, has the switch from providers changed
your
> > pricing at all?
> >
> > If so, how (cheaper, more expensive)?
> >
> > I think the problem is that this national dsl providers are playing the
pricing
> > game against cable and they are loosing. Cable has the whole revenue
model from
> > the TV service, so IP stuff is just frosting.
> >
> > --
> > Bob Tanner <tanner at real-time.com>       | Phone : (952)943-8700
> > http://www.mn-linux.org                 | Fax   : (952)943-8500
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